Jordan Shapiro Explained

Jordan Shapiro
Birth Date:15 November 1977
Birth Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation:Professor, author
Alma Mater:Bard College (BA), Pacifica Graduate Institute (MA) (PhD)
Spouse:Amanda Steinberg

Jordan Shapiro (born November 15, 1977) is an American author known for his work on parenting, education, gender, and technology.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Early life and education

Shapiro grew up in Philadelphia. He earned a B.A. from Bard College, an M.A. and a Ph.D. in depth psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute.[7] [8] He studied phenomenology with Edward S. Casey, Rabbinic Judaism with Jacob Neusner, film & cinema with Adolfas Mekas.[9]

Career

Shapiro teaches philosophy at Temple University[10] in the College of Liberal Arts.[11] He is senior fellow at The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop,[12] and a non-resident fellow at the Brookings Institution Center for Universal Education.[12]

He became an expert in childhood development and digital play following his divorce, after playing video games with his two sons.[13] [6]

In 2021, he became core faculty in Temple University's Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies program after researching and writing a book about being a feminist dad.[14] [15]

Philosophy

Shapiro's perspective combines psychology, philosophy, and economics.[16]

He argues against strict screen time limits for kids,[17] [18] [4] [19] suggesting instead that parents should teach their kids how to use digital devices with integrity.[6] [20] He advises parents not to panic about new technologies[4] [21] and encourages students to use social media in his Intellectual Heritage class.[22] He advocates for joint media engagement.[23] [24] His view that kids can only learn good proper ethics for a connected world by spending more time with digital technology[25] [26] has been controversial, causing Wall Street Journal journalist Naomi Schaefer Riley to complain, "the idea that parents might forbid or severely limit their children's devices—or take the devices away altogether—is anathema to him".[27] He hosts a podcast about digital wellbeing that is produced by Sesame Workshop and Roblox.[28]

Shapiro's work on feminism and fatherhood has been well received.[29] The New York Times Book Review called it "utterly mind-blowing".[30] In 2022, United States Air Force four-star general Anthony J. Cotton celebrated Shapiro's views on masculinity and feminism, inviting him to be the keynote speaker at the Air Force Global Strike Command's Women's Leadership Symposium.[31]

Books

Father Figure: How to be a Feminist Dad was published by Little, Brown Spark, an imprint of Little, Brown and Company in April 2021.[32]

The New Childhood

Raising Kids to Thrive in a Connected World was published by Little, Brown Spark, an imprint of Little, Brown and Company in December 2018.[33]

Other writings

Shapiro wrote a column for Forbes called "Geek Philosophy" from 2012 to 2017.[34]

He wrote "The Mindshift Guide to Games and Learning" for the online site of NPR member station KQED-FM.[35] And the Asia Society Center for Global Education guide "Digital Play for Global Citizens".[36]

In 2017, he coauthored a notable essay on education for global citizenship with former Prime Minister of Greece George Papandreou.[37]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joyce . Amy . How to be a feminist dad . Washington Post: On Parenting . 18 December 2022.
  2. News: Strauss . Elissa . The Argument for Playing Video Games with Your Kids . 21 February 2019 . CNN . CNN . February 18, 2019.
  3. News: Scheafer Riley . Naomi . Screening Out The Urge to Worry . 20 January 2019 . Wall Street Journal . Wall Street Journal . January 7, 2019.
  4. News: Quick . Rebecca . On The Money . 2 February 2019 . CNBC News . S07 E20 . CNBC . February 2, 2019.
  5. Book: Toppo . Greg . The Game Believes in You: How Digital Play Can Make Our Kids Smarter . 2015 . St. Martin's Press . New York . 978-1137279576 . 92–93.
  6. Book: Kamenetz . Anya . The Art of Screen Time: How Your Family Can Balance Digital Media and Real Life . 2018 . Public Affairs . New York . 978-1610396721 . 65.
  7. Web site: Jordan Shapiro Nonresident Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Universal Education. brookings.edu. 21 December 2022.
  8. Web site: Kamentez . Anya . Forget Screen Time Rules — Lean In To Parenting Your Wired Child, Author Says . NPR.org . NPR . 19 January 2019.
  9. Web site: Shapiro . Jordan . Website Bio . JordanShapiro.org . 20 January 2019.
  10. Web site: At Temple, Twitter's different roles in class. The Philadelphia Inquirer. By Susan Snyder, Inquirer Staff. Writer. inquirer.com. 20 February 2013 .
  11. News: Griffiths . Sian . Don't unplug the iPad, Dad, it'll hurt my career . 9 February 2019 . The Sunday Times. December 16, 2018 . The Times (UK) . December 16, 2018.
  12. Web site: Kamenetz . Anya . Forget Screen Time Rules — Lean In To Parenting Your Wired Child, Author Says . NPR.org . 19 January 2019.
  13. Web site: Riley . Naomi . Screening Out The Urge To Worry . wsj.com . Wall Street journal . 19 January 2019.
  14. Web site: Faculty and Staff . Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies . 27 January 2021 . Temple University.
  15. Web site: Manley . Janet . A Great Man Is Hard to Find: On the Literature of Contemporary Fatherhood . LitHub . 18 July 2022 . 18 December 2022.
  16. Web site: Temple University . Temple University . 19 January 2019.
  17. News: Beard . Alex . Screen-time for children: should parents stop worrying and embrace tech? . 9 February 2019 . The Telegraph . Book Review . The Telegraph . 21 January 2019.
  18. Web site: Anderson . Jenny . A philosophy professor argues kids should use more technology, not less . Quartz . 10 January 2019 . Quartz.com . 20 January 2019.
  19. Web site: Mayer . Zlati . 'The New Childhood' makes case that video games, social media are good for kids . USA Today . 19 January 2019.
  20. Web site: Naftulin . Julia . A researcher says kids should actually start using screens sooner in life, despite what you've been told . Insider . Insider Media, Inc . 26 January 2019.
  21. News: Elliot . Debbie . Author Of 'The New Childhood' Advises Parents: Don't Panic About Screen Time . 19 January 2019 . NPR Weekend Edition . NPR . December 29, 2018.
  22. Web site: Jordan Shapiro. November 28, 2022. The Varkey Foundation.
  23. News: Beard . Alex . Screen-time for children: should parents stop worrying and embrace tech? . 5 February 2019 . The Telegraph . Book Review . The Telegraph . 21 January 2019.
  24. Web site: Anderson . Jenny . A philosophy professor argues kids should use more technology, not less . Quartz.com . 10 January 2019 . Quartz.
  25. News: Carlyle . Rachel . Is it time to start some family phone rules? . 21 February 2019 . 15 February 2019 . The Times of London.
  26. News: Kamenetz . Anya . Forget Screen Time Rules — Lean In To Parenting Your Wired Child, Author Says . 19 January 2019 . NPR.org . NPR . January 15, 2019.
  27. News: Riley . Naomi Schaefer . Screening Out The Urge to Worry . 19 January 2019 . Wall Street Journal . January 7, 2019.
  28. Web site: Into The Digital Future . Sesame Workshop . 2 December 2021 . Sesame Workshop: Joan Ganz Cooney Center . 18 December 2022.
  29. Web site: Father Figure: How to Be a Feminist Dad . Publishers Weekly . 18 December 2022.
  30. News: Brody . Lauren Smith . The Pressures and Privileges of Being a Parent in 2021 . The New York Times . 3 August 2021 . 18 December 2022.
  31. Web site: 2022 Women's Leadership Symposium promotes authenticity . Air Force Global Strike Command . 15 April 2022 . United States Air Force . 18 December 2022.
  32. Book: Father Figure. September 8, 2020. 978-0-316-45996-9 . www.hachettebookgroup.com . Shapiro . Jordan . Little Brown .
  33. Book: The New Childhood. May 8, 2018. 978-0-316-43725-7 . www.littlebrownspark.com . Shapiro . Jordan . Little, Brown .
  34. Web site: Jordan Shapiro - Geek Philosophy . Forbes . 2017-01-13 . 2019-01-19.
  35. Web site: KQED . Mindshift . The MindShift Guide to Digital Games and Learning . NPR/KQED . 12 September 2014 . NPR/KQED-FM.
  36. Web site: Asia Society . Center for Global Education . Digital Play for Global Citizens . Asia Society . Asiasociety.org . 19 January 2019.
  37. Web site: Papandreou . George . Shapiro . Jordan . An ancient education for modern democracy and global citizenship . Brookings Institution . Brookings Press . 20 January 2019.

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